History of Slovenia

Carantania, 658 CE–828 CE Draft, not yet reviewed

Carantania was a Slavic principality that emerged in the second half of the 7th century, in the territory of present-day southern Austria and north-eastern Slovenia. Since the middle of the 8th century, it was allied with Bavaria against the Avars, and consequently became a vassal state of the Frankish Empire. By 828, internal autonomy of the principality was abolished, and the entire Carantanian territory was gradually integrated into the East Frankish administrative system, based on counties and marches.

Seat of power: Maria Saal

Duchy of Carniola, 1364–1918 Draft, not yet reviewed

The Duchy of Carniola was an imperial estate of the Holy Roman Empire, established under Habsburg rule on the territory of the former East Frankish March of Carniola in 1364. A hereditary land of the Habsburg monarchy, it became a constituent land of the Austrian Empire in 1804 and part of the Kingdom of Illyria until 1849. A separate crown land from 1849, it was incorporated into the Cisleithanian territories of Austria-Hungary from 1867 until the state's dissolution in 1918.

Seat of power: Ljubljana

Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 1918–1945 Draft, not yet reviewed

The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a country in Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes was formed in December 1918; in 1929, the Kingdom became known as Yugoslavia. In 1941, during World War II, Slovenia's territory was partitioned by Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Horthyist Hungary, and the Independent State of Croatia.

Seat of power: Belgrade

Rulers

• Milenko Radomar Vesnić, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia, 1920–1921
• Alexander I of Yugoslavia, King of Yugoslavia, 1921–1934
• Peter II of Yugoslavia, King of Yugoslavia, 1934–1945

Socialist Republic of Slovenia, 1945–1991 Draft, not yet reviewed

The Socialist Republic of Slovenia was one of the six federal republics forming Yugoslavia and the nation state of the Slovenes. It existed under various names from its creation on 29 November 1945 until 25 June 1991. In early 1990, the government dismantled the single-party system of government installed by the League of Communists and adopted a multi-party democracy. In late 1990 it cast a successful public vote for independence, which it formally declared on 25 June 1991 and achieved after the brief Ten-Day War.

Seat of power: Ljubljana

Slovenia, 1991 to today Draft, not yet reviewed

Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. Modern Slovenia emerged in June 1991, when the country declared independence from Yugoslavia. After the brief Ten-Day War, it became a sovereign state. Slovenia is a member of the Council of Europe, the European Union, the United Nations, NATO, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and other associations in the global community.

Seat of power: Ljubljana

Rulers

• Milan Kučan, President of Slovenia, 1991–2002
• Janez Drnovšek, President of Slovenia, 2002–2007
• Danilo Türk, President of Slovenia, 2007–2012
• Borut Pahor, President of Slovenia, 2012–2022
• Nataša Pirc Musar, President of Slovenia, 2022 to today